Benchmark Models for Low-Voltage Networks: a Novel Open-Source Approach

This paper presents a novel benchmark system for the simulation of low-voltage networks. Two different versions are provided for dynamic simulations over short time intervals and for power flow studies over longer time horizons. The model description is accompanied by a comprehensive open-source documentation in order to facilitate the utilisation, tuning and expansion of the model by external users. This documentation includes the model implementation files in a Matlab/Simulink environment and a detailed description of the network and its components according to the PreCISE methodology. Finally, the model is extensively tested in simulation, considering two distinct test cases from the Erigrid 2.0 test case library.